Yes, another post already!

That's b/c I forgot something important in the previous one. I bought a drum today!!! Now, I just need to learn how to play it. My neighbors are going to _love_ me while I'm playing around with it!

It's an African-style drum. I don't know how to describe it, beyond that. One of these days, I'll take a pic. But I need to post Jordan/Syria pics first!

Anyway, I got it for less than $3 U.S. and it's really cool. Someone made the body from pottery and then put a drum head over the end. The sound is decent and I like how it looks, too. A bit heavy to move around much with it, but fun to have!

The first post in my newly-revived Blog and I don't have much to say.

I guess the highlight of the weekend was hearing a talk by Terry Waite at the American University in Cairo. To refresh your memory, this is the hostage-negotiator (among other jobs) who was held hostage for 5 years in Lebanon starting in 1987. He spoke on the roots/causes of terrorism and it was very thought-provoking (and even entertaining b/c he's a funny guy!)

This was quite a relevant topic b/c of the bombings in Jordan on Thursday.